On the market: sail racing moves

Departures and nominations, jobs, trainings, service offers, announcements and partnerships, launches… all you have to know about Sailing Market.

[DEPARTURES & NOMINATIONS]

WORLD SAILING announced the names of the nominees for the awards of 2019 Sailors of the Year: In the women’s category, they selected Delphine Cousin Questel from France, Violeta del Reino from Spain and Anne-Marie Rindom from Denmark, while in the men’s category, they have chosen Antoine Albeau, the Australians, Mat Belcher/Will Ryan, the Italian, Marco Gradoni and French sailor, Francis Joyon. The result will be announced on 29th October, as will the Team of the Year, where there are four nominees, Australia SailGP Team, Alinghi (D35 Trophy), the crews of Wizard (winner of the Fastnet), and Wild Oats XI (winner of the Sydney-Hobart). The names of the four nominees for the sustainability award were also announced.

SÉBASTIEN MARSSET joined Team Vendée Formation in August with the aim of setting up a project for the 2024 Vendée Globe.

IDEC SPORT has unveiled the calendar for Francis Joyon’s Asian Tour with four record attempts, including the Mauritius Route sailed solo from late October, and the Clipper Route from Hong Kong-London with a crew.

PACIFIC GAMES GRAND PRIX, the first event reserved for the Diam 24 class initially scheduled for November, has been postponed until 2020 (27th February-7th March) due to a lack of competitors, while the entrance fee has been reduced.

YVAN GRIBOVAL has bought the former Beau Geste (which became Cabron), an 80-foot Botin design launched in 2013, aboard which he will carry out a Scientific Expedition on the Ocean in the Southern Winter with a crew from June to September 2020.